Facilities Manager

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Hitachi Rail is looking for an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to join our team at Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre in Edinburgh.

This is more than a traditional Facilities Management role. You will take ownership of a complex operational environment, leading the local Facilities Team and working closely with specialist contractors and key stakeholders to ensure our buildings, infrastructure, critical plant and depot systems remain safe, compliant, reliable and operational.

You will have the opportunity to combine your technical expertise, leadership skills and hands-on approach in a varied role where no two days are the same. If you enjoy solving problems, improving performance and seeing the direct impact of your work, this is an opportunity to make a real difference within a safety-critical engineering environment.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the effective maintenance and management of Train Maintenance Centre assets, coordinating planned and reactive repairs and, where required, call-outs through the local Facilities Team and specialist contractors operating under agreed service levels.

Your areas of responsibility will include, but are not limited to:

You will be an experienced Facilities professional with a strong technical background and the confidence to lead people, contractors and complex maintenance activities within a safety-critical or industrial environment. You will combine hands-on facilities knowledge with strong organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

• NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds electrical or mechanical craft apprenticeship, or relevant equivalent experience/qualification.
• BIFM Facilities Management qualification, or relevant equivalent experience/qualification.
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Certificate in Environmental Workplace Safety and Standards, or relevant equivalent experience/qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification, or relevant equivalent experience/qualification.

• A hands-on leader who is comfortable leading from the front and by example.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of relevant rules, regulations, policies and compliance requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A professional approach with the ability to represent Hitachi Rail effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• A collaborative team player who can build effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience managing small teams, specialist contractors and third-party suppliers.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing operational requirements.

• Membership of a recognised Facilities Management professional body.
• CIOB, BICSc or other relevant professional membership.
• Knowledge of L8 Legionella requirements and the responsibilities of the Responsible Person.
• Experience of Permanent Way Asset Management and Network Rail standards.
• Previous experience of building and facilities maintenance within an industrial, engineering, rail or similarly complex operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, HVAC and civil engineering.
• Knowledge of relevant electrical wiring regulations.
• Experience with powered plant, such as forklift trucks and MEWPs, and the maintenance of safety-critical machinery.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.
• Ability to interpret schematics and electronic circuit diagrams.
• Experience of contractor management and workforce resource planning.
• Strong leadership, contract-management and negotiation skills.
• Project management skills.

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